PRESCRIBED BURN PLANNED FOR THE CROSS FLORIDA GREENWAY

MEDIA ADVISORY: Feb. 19, 2013

PRESCRIBED BURN PLANNED FOR THE CROSS FLORIDA GREENWAY

~Prescribed
fire is a safe way to apply a natural process, ensure ecosystem health and
reduce wildfire risk. ~

OCALA – The Florida Department of Environmental
Protection’s Marjorie Harris Carr
Cross Florida Greenway will
conduct a prescribed burn tomorrow,weather permitting. The
prescribed burn will consist of approximately 350 acres three miles west of the intersection of State Road 200 and Highway 484.

Prescribed fires
are only conducted when weather parameters are suitable. The final decision to
burn is made daily, after reviewing the Predicted Fire Weather forecast for
that particular day and after obtaining a burn authorization from the Florida
Forest Service.

Prescribed burning mimics natural
fire cycles to restore healthy forests and natural communities, reduce
undergrowth that accumulates over time and decreases the potential for
wildfire. Burned lands experience an increase in native wildflowers, birds and
other wildlife.

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